Baling-press.



No. 653,709. Patented .luly I7, |900.

' J. J. STOPPLE.

BALING PRESS.

(Application led Dec. 20, 1899.) (No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet l,

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BALING PRESS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE..

JOHN J. STOPPLE, OF GOLIAD, TEXAS.

BALING-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 653.709, dated July 17,1900.

Serial No. 741,040. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN J. STOPPLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Goliad, in the county of Goliad and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ealing-Presses; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invent-ion, such as will enable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in baling-presses; and it consistsin a press having a suitable frame, a box mounted thereon having ahinged front and a hinged side, a door at the top of the hinged frontfor supporting the charge to be baled and feeding the same to the box, aplunger mounted in the said box, means for raising the same, and meansfor automatically dropping the same when the door on the front isclosed.

It also consists in certain other novel constructions, combinations, andarrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l represents a perspective view ofa balingpress constructed in accordance with my invention,1he frontbeing opened and the door turned downwardly. Fig. 2 represents avertical central section through the said press; Fig. 3, a frontelevation of the same; Fig. 4, a rear elevation of the said press. Fig.5 represents a detail View illustrating the means of automaticallyreleasing the plunger; and Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view throughthe said press, showing the manner in which one of the sides is hinged.

1 in the drawings represents a suitable frame; 2, a box mounted thereon;3, a plunger moving in the said box, and 4 a powerhandle for depressingthe plunger.

The frame l of the press preferably consists of side beams, as 5 5,braced by diagonal pieces or beams 6 6. These pieces are made rigid uponone side of the press,while upon the other side they are looselyconnected at the top and bottom, so as to have an outwardlyswingingmovement. The rear portion of the press is braced by suitablecross-pieces and vertical pieces, as 7 7, so mounted at the rear of theframe as to hold the plunger-operating mechanism. The box 2 is formed ofbach and side pieces 8 and 9, respectively, which are bolted into theframing between the sides thereof and againstthe back. Theside pieces ofthe baling-press are further strengthened by cross-pieces l0 l0, whichare securely bolted to the side beams 5 and 6 of the press. Gross-beams1l and l2 are mounted at the base of the press, resting upon suitablefootpieces 13 13 and supporting the bottom la of the box 2. The bottom14 is preferably provided with the usual :kei-fs 15 l5 and the back withslots 16 16, so that the usual wires or other binding means may bepassed around the bale before it is removed from the box. The innersurface of the box and of the hinged front is preferably formed with aseries of notches,` as 17, which are formed with square edges facingdownwardly, so as to engage the material pressed in the box and preventthe same from springing upwardly when pressure is removed from the top.The plunger 3 is formed with a suitable head lS, provided with lierfs 19upon its under surface, said head being attached to the bottom of aplunger-rod 20. The rod 2O is preferably formed of two pieces securelyfastened together so as to leave a groove or space at the rear thereof,in which is mounted a rack, as 2l, adapted to be engaged by the powermechanism, as will be hereinafter described. The top of the plungerpasses through a horizontal frame 22, which is secured to the backupright pieces 7 7 of the press. Intel-posed between the plungererod andthe said back pieces is an antifriction-roller 23,which allows the saidplunger to move up and down with less friction. A rope or cable issecured to the plunger-head in any suitable manner at one end and passesupwardly and over a pulley 24, secured to the frame 22. The rope thenpasses downwardly and through eyes 25 25, secured to the base of thepress, the free end of the said rope being carried upwardly again andsecured to an eye 26 at the top of the plunger-rod. A suitable handhold,as 27, is secured to the rope or cable, so that it may be grasped whenit is desired to raise the plunger. Pivotally mounted between the backposts 7 7 of the frame is a power-lever 4, having a straight portion 2Sand a bent vportion 29 at its lower end extending almost at right anglesto the hand-engaging portion thereof.

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The said bent lower end portion is preferably formed of two parallelplates, between which is pivoted a pawl, as 30, the upper end of thesaid pawl being hooked, as at 3l, to engage the teeth of the rack 21,and the lower pivoted end of the pawl may be adjusted by changing itspivot-pin to different holes formed in the plates 29 of the said leverto increase or diminish its leverage upon the plunger-rod 20. The lever28 is braced at its lower end by brace-pieces 32 32. The pawl 30 carriesa cross-pin, as 33, near its hooked end, which pin is engaged at one endby a spring, as 34, which thus normally holds the pawl against theplunger-rod. The other end of the pin 33 is adapted to engage aninclined plate or piece 35, secured to one of the vertical posts '7,near the upper end thereof. When the hand ()pei"atinglefer 2S is raised,the pin 33, travelingupwarillyon this inclined plate, will force thepawl 30 outwardly and disengage the same from the teeth ot' the plniigei'iod. This piece 35 may be adjustably secured to the post7 by means of aboltSG, which engages a slotin the said plate, as seen in Fig. 4ot' thedrawings. When it is desired to raise the plunger, it is merelynecessary to grasp the handle on the cable and pull on the same, whenthe plunger will be hoisted to its highest position and retained thereby a catch` which will be hereinafter more fully described. `When theplungeris released from said catch, it will drop upon the contents ofthe balingbox, and then by grasping the lever 4 and forcing itdownwardly the pawl 30 willengage the rack 20 oi'l the plunger-rod andpull it downwardly on the material in the box, thus compressingr it. Theplunger can thus be brought down upon the contents ot' the baling-presswith great power, the shape of the lever 2S being such that the powerincreases the farther the said lever is depressed.

The pivot front of the baling-press forms a door by which the materialbaled may be removed from the press when desired. The front of the press37 is strengthened by means of cross-pieces 3S 3S, which projectsuficiently to one side to engage a vertical rod 39, which forms a hingefor the said front, said rod also passing through the lateralstrengthening-pieces l0 of the sides of the baling-press- The other endsof the cross pieces 38 are joined by a connecting-piece 40, said pieceserving when the door is closed to engage the ends of the cross-bracesl0 on the moving side of the press and hold the said side securelyclosed. A latch-lever4l is pivoted upon the connecting-brace 40 andextends through a slot formed in the vertical piece 42, mounted on thehinged front. The said lever 4l is adapted to engage a catch 43, securedto the side 9 of the baling-box. To the upper end of the pivoted frontis secured a pivoted charging-door 44, its lower edge being providedwith a plate upon its innersurface, which closes the joints between theparts when the door is closed. When the charging-door 44 is opened, itis adapted to rest upon the upper end of the vertical bracepiece 42 andto be supported thereby, so as to form a platform while the material isbeing inserted into the press. A cross-piece is secured to the upper endof the said door for bracing the same, and one of its projecting ends,as 44a, is adapted to strike a rod 4b', which is connected at its rearend to a pivoted latch 47 at the rea-r of the baling-box. The latch 47is pivoted at its lowerend to the framing l and is provided at. the backwith a spring 4S, which normally tends to throw the upper end of thelatch forward into the chamber of the press. The latch is formed with asqnare-shouldered portion, as 49, at its upper end. upon which theplunger 3 will rest when it is raised to its highest point. The rod 46is mounted in keepers upon the balingbox and is adapted to reeiproi-.atetherein, and when the charging-door is closed itis struck by theprojectingr end of the crossbar on said door and forced rearwardly, soas to push the latch 47 from beneath the plunger, permitting` the sameto drop upon the contents ofthe baling-box. Whe-u the plunger is raised,the spring 4S will operate to throw the latch beneat h the plungerautomatically, so as to retain the said plunger iu its u pper position.Sometimes difficulty is iound in extracting the baled material from thebaling-box, and to prevent any chance ot' such difliculty l preferablyform one side of the baliug-box so that it may be opened slightly. Forthis purpose this side 50 ot' the. box is formed so as to move uponsegmental portions 5l and 52 ol the bottom beams il ll. 'lhe side beam 5ot' the side 50 is hinged, as al 553, near its lower end and at 54 atits upperend, so that it may be easily turned to a slight degree.

In using the press the side and the front are securely closed by meansot" the latch 4l. The hand operating-lever is raised, so as to force thepin in the pawl against the plate 35, and thereby lift the said pawl outol' engagement with the rack on the plunger. The rope is next graspedand the plunger raised to its upper position, in which it is held bymeans of the latch 47. A rib portion 55 at the upper end of the iixedside oi' the box prevents the plunger from being forced forward by thelatch 47 when the said plunger reaches the upper end of the box. Thematerial to 'be baled is next placed upon the chargingdoor and pushedinto the box. iVhen sufficient material has been placed in the box toform one charge, the door is closed, thereby releasing the latch 47 bymeans of the rod 46, and the plunger is thus permitted to fall upon thecharge in the box. The hand-lever 2is then depressed and the chargeforced downwardly under power in the said box. The charges may be placedin the baling-box in this manner until the bale of the proper size isformed, when the front may be opened, and after tying the bale in theusual manner it may be removed from the press. The charg- IOO ing-boxnot only serves the purpose of forming a platform, but when it is raisedguides all the stray pieces of material into the box.

It will be apparent from the above description that my improvedbaliug-press is of superior construction and that it enables a person tocompress material by hand-power in an effective manner.

Having now described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A baling-press comprising a suitable frame,a box mounted thereonhaving a hinged front, acharging-doorpivoted to the top ofthe hingedfront, a plunger moving in the said box, means for holding the plungerin its upper position, and means for releasing the said plungerautomatically, by closing the charging-door, substantially as described.

2. A baling -press comprising a suitable frame, a box mounted thereonhaving a pivoted front, a charging-door hinged to the upper end thereof,a brace on the front adapted to support the hinged door in a horizont-alposition, whereby the same Will form a platform when charging the press,a latch for holding the hinged front closed, a plunger moving in thebox, means for supporting the plunger in its upper position, and meansfor automatically dropping the same by closing the charging-door,substantially as described.

3. A balingpress comprising a suitable frame, a box mounted therein, ahinged front upon the said box, a hinged side and standard mounted onthe frame, the said standard being hinged at the top and the bottom ofthe press-frame so that the Whole side ofthe press swings, a catchsecured to the hinged side and a latch mounted on the hinged front forengaging the said catch, the structure being such that when the hingedfront is closed, both the front and the side will be locked in theirclosed positions and when the latch is closed, both the front and theside may be opened to discharge the baled material, substantially asdescribed.

4. A baling-press comprising a suitable frame, a box mounted thereon, achargingdoor on the front of the box, a plunger moving in said box, acable secured to the said plunger and passing over a pulley, whereby theplunger may be raised to its uppermost position, a latch for supportingthe plunger in its upper position, means for automatically releasing thesaid latch, said means being operated by closing the charging-door, andmeans for applying power to the plunger for pressing the material to bebaled, substan' tially as described.

5. A baling-press comprising a suitable frame, a box mounted therein, aplunger moving in the said box, a rack secured to the said plunger, arope secured to one end of the said plunger and passing over a pulley,the other end of the said rope passing through suitable guiding-eyes andsecured to the top of the plunger, whereby all slack in the rope will betaken up no matter what the position of the plunger, and a levercarrying a pawl for engaging the said rack, whereby power may be appliedto the plunger for compressing the material to be baled, substantiallyas described.

6. A baling-press comprising a suitable frame, a box mounted thereon, aplunger moving in the said box, a pivoted latch mounted at the upper endof the said box and adapted to engage the plunger for supporting thesame in its. upper position, a pivoted charging-door on the front of thebox, a rod secured to the said latch and adapted to be struck by thecharging-door when closed for automatically releasing the plunger fromthe latch and permitting the same to drop, and means for raising thesaid plunger again, substantially as described.

7. A baling-press comprising` a suitable frame, a baling-box mountedtherein, a plunger movingin said box, a pivoted lever mounted upon theback of the frame, a hooked pawl operated by the said lever, a rack uponthe plunger-rod adapted to be engaged by the hooked end of the saidpaivl so as to pull the plunger rod downwardly when the lever isdepressed, and a spring for holding the pawl normally in engagement withthe said rack, substantially as described.

8. A baling-press comprising a suitable frame, a box mounted therein, aplunger moving in the said box, a rack upon the said plunger, apower-lever mounted upon the rear of the frame, said lever having a bentportion at its pivoted end, a pawl adjustably pivoted at the lower endof the said lever, a pin secured to the upperend of the pawl, aninclined plate adapted to engage the said pin and lift the pawl out ofengagement with the rack when the leveris in its upper position, aspring also adapted to engage the said pin for holding the pawl normallyin engagement With the rack, the structure being such that when thelever is uppermost, the pawl will not engage the rack but when the leveris pulled downwardly, the pavvl will engage the rack and apply force tothe plunger, as the lever descends with increasing poWer,substa-ntiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

l JOHN J. STOFPLE. Witnesses:

B. LOCKHART, WALTER DUMMAN.

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